Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 901 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah

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